Brief Traumatic Coma Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospital care after a head injury that caused a brief loss of consciousness lasting less than an hour. The stay involves repeated neurological checks, brain imaging, and treatment of any related injuries or conditions.
State average
$49,588
gross charge · DRG 086
Hospitals
17
with published pricing
Price range
$10,169 – $182,559
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $10,169 - 2
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $12,074Cash pay $4,829 - 3
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $30,238Cash pay $15,119 - 4
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $40,680Cash pay $18,306Medicare pays (avg) $10,179 - 5
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $43,556Cash pay $26,134 - 6
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $43,556Cash pay $26,134 - 7
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $47,187Cash pay $23,594 - 8
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $47,187Cash pay $23,594 - 9
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $47,187Cash pay $23,594 - 10
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $47,187Cash pay $23,594 - 11
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $47,187Cash pay $23,594 - 12
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $47,187Cash pay $23,594 - 13
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $47,187Cash pay $23,594 - 14
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $47,187Cash pay $23,594 - 15
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $51,336Cash pay $13,861 - 16
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $51,336Cash pay $13,861 - 17
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $182,559Cash pay $73,024 - 18
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 19
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,600Medicare pays (avg) $9,131 - 20
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,827 - 21
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,069 - 25Gross charge —
- 26
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,600 - 28
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,600 - 29
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,600 - 30
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,600 - 31
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,404 - 32
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,600 - 33
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,600 - 34
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,600 - 35Gross charge —
- 36
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
17 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for brief traumatic coma (DRG 086). Prices range from $10,169 to $182,559 — roughly 18×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $49,588.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists brief traumatic coma at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent brief traumatic coma admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. North Carolina hospitals missing from the list either don't perform brief traumatic coma in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 086 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.